Data Zone
Country/territory: Luxembourg
IBA Criteria met: C7 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 219 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2009 | high | unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A farm and grassland area, adjacent to the Weisse Ernz stream.
Key biodiversity
The third most important site for Crex crex in Luxembourg. Breeding birds include Alcedo atthis and Lanius collurio. Milvus milvus breeds in the nearby forests. The wet grasslands also provide important roosting habitat for Philomachus pugnax and Pluvialis apricaria.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Valley of the Ernze Blanche. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 24/01/2021.
